Desquamation, Scarlet Fever - DermAtlas

Contributor

Bernard Cohen, MD

Diagnosis

desquamation scarlet fever

Body Site

sole foot

Age

4 years

Pigmentation

light

Organization

confluent

Color

red

Morphology

papulosquamous (bump, scale)

Pattern

symmetric

Comments

This 4-year-old boy with a history of atopic dermatitis was treated for right sided mastitis with topical mupirocin ointment. He subsequently developed a disseminated red sand paperlike eruption. A throat culture was positive for Group A beta-hemolytic streptococcus, and he was treated with oral erythromycin because of a history of penecillin allergy. He subsequently developed widespread desquamation with the most prominent lesions on the hands and feet.

Description

peeling with minimal underlying erythema

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5/1/2003 22:47:38

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